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Looking Up

Tall things, ordinary things, transformed

Looking Up is a watercolour project of tall things, inspired by the extrapolation of the normal and everyday.

Here at the start, a sketch points some kind of direction.

A (bee)hive of industry.

Watercolour Tests image

Watercolour Tests

Watercolour Tests.

Studio - December 2024.

Looking Up 3 - 1 image

Looking Up 3

Looking Up 3 - 1.

Studio - September 2024.

Looking Up 2 - ink 1 image

Looking Up 2

Looking Up 2 ink 1.

Studio - September 2024.

Looking Up 1 - watercolour initial II image

Looking Up 1

Looking Up 1 initial watercolour II.

Studio - September 2024.

Beehives and Sunflowers image

Beehives and Sunflowers

Beehives and Sunflowers.

Studio - September 2024.

Paint Palette image

Paint Palette

Paint Palette 24 August 2024.

Studio - August 2024.

Painting Looking Up image

Painting Looking Up

Taking shape.

Studio - August 2024.

Bluewater image

Bluewater

A jar of blue.

Studio - August 2024.

Organised image

Organised

Organised and starting the watercolour soon.

Studio - August 2024.

Clouds on Desk image

Clouds on Desk

The clouds drift in, then drift out but will soon be finalised.

Studio - August 2024.

Brushes image

Brushes

Brushes.

Studio - August 2024.

Watercolour Swatch image

Watercolour Swatch

Watercolour Swatch.

Studio - August 2024.

Watercolour Palette I image

Watercolour Palette I

Watercolour Palette I.

Studio - August 2024.

Cloud development image

Cloud Development

An initial watercolour test.

Based upon cloud photographs - early August 2024.

Beehive pencil sketch II image

Beehive pencil sketch II

Multiple beehives reaching up.

An early work-in-progress.

Beehive pencil sketch I image

Beehive pencil sketch I

A single beehive with swarming bees.

An early work-in-progress.